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John Dewey with friends and colleagues in China
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The Center for Dewey Studies announces a new Visiting Fellows Program to begin in Fall 2024. Read more...

The Center for Dewey Studies has signed a new contract with InteLex, publisher of Past Masters, to continue publication of the electronic editions of the Collected WorksCorrespondence, and Class Lectures of John Dewey. The new agreement includes lower prices for the John Dewey Online individual subscription bundle and substantial discounts for students and to scholars and institutions from low- and middle-income countries. Read more...

Recently Published: The Correspondence of John Dewey, 1858-2011 (Comprehensive Edition). Read more...

Now available to download: The Dewey Newsletter (1967-1978). Read more...

The Center for Dewey Studies is the home of research, publishing, and archival materials that focus on the life, work, and legacy of the American philosopher and educator John Dewey. On this site you will find information pertaining to the Center, its resources, and events related to Dewey studies.

Open Hours

The Center for Dewey Studies will not hold regular business hours during Summer 2024. We welcome visitors by appointment. 

If you would like to visit outside of our regular hours, or you are planning a longer term visit, please make an appointment by email.

Dewey Center Reading Group

The Center for Dewey Studies hosts a Reading Group on works by and about John Dewey and related figures and topics. The meetings are hybrid, in person at the Center and via Zoom. Please email deweycenter@siu.edu if you would like to join the group and receive emails about future meetings.

In Fall 2024, we will be reading John Dewey's, Experience and Nature in preparation for the upcoming centennial of its publication in 2025. Meeting time is TBD.